Nari (letter)

Nari
Nari
Ⴌ ⴌ ნ Ნ
Usage
Writing system	Georgian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Georgian language
Sound values	[n]
In Unicode	U+10AC, U+2D0C, U+10DC, U+1C9C
Alphabetical position	14
History
Time period	c. 430 to present
Transliterations	N
Other
Associated numbers	50
Writing direction	Left-to-right
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Nari, or Nar (Asomtavruli: Ⴌ; Nuskhuri: ⴌ; Mkhedruli: ნ; Mtavruli: Ნ; Georgian: ნარი, ნარ) is the 14th letter of the three Georgian scripts.^[1]

In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 50.^[2] Nari commonly represents the voiced alveolar nasal /n/,^[3] like the pronunciation of ⟨n⟩ in "nose". It is typically romanized with the letter N.^[4]

Letter

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli	mtavruli

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli

asomtavruli^[5]	nuskhuri^[6]	mkhedruli^[7]

Character information
Preview	Ⴌ		ⴌ		ნ		Ნ
Unicode name	GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER NAR^[8]		GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER NAR^[9]		GEORGIAN LETTER NAR^[8]		GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER NAR
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	4268	U+10AC	11532	U+2D0C	4316	U+10DC	7324	U+1C9C
UTF-8	225 130 172	E1 82 AC	226 180 140	E2 B4 8C	225 131 156	E1 83 9C	225 178 156	E1 B2 9C
Numeric character reference	Ⴌ	Ⴌ	ⴌ	ⴌ	ნ	ნ	Ნ	Ნ

mkhedruli^[10]

↑ Machavariani, p. 136
↑ Mchedlidze, (2) p. 52
↑ Aronson, Howard Isaac. Georgian: A Reading Grammar. — Columbus, OH : Slavica Publishers, 1990. — p. 18. — ISBN 978-0-89357-207-5
↑ "Transliteration of Georgian" (PDF).
↑ Mchedlidze, I, p. 105
↑ Mchedlidze, I, p. 107
↑ Mchedlidze, I, p. 110
1 2 Unicode (1)
↑ Unicode (2)
↑ UNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45

Mchedlidze, T. (1) The restored Georgian alphabet, Fulda, Germany, 2013
Mchedlidze, T. (2) The Georgian script; Dictionary and guide, Fulda, Germany, 2013
Machavariani, E. Georgian manuscripts, Tbilisi, 2011
The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (1) Georgian, 1991-2013
The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (2) Georgian Supplement, 1991-2013